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Taiwan Tales 9 – Lyudao (Hot Springs!)

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It’s been awhile since I’ve talked about my Taiwan journals… recap here! Day 9! We sleep perhaps for about 3 hours before dragging ourselves out of bed at an ungodly 3am to prepare for the Hot Springs! Well I know the sun doesn’t rise so early, so I can’t recall why on earth we decided…

My Love for Taiwan Hot Springs – Part 2

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If you’d seen my Go! Girl Guides article about Hot Spring bathing tips, you know that I’m particularly fond of this little luxury. This post has been a long time in coming, following up to Part 1 where I showcased my hot spring experience in Beitou (Taipei), Rui Sui and Lyudao.  This next post focuses…

How to take an Onsen Bath in Japan [Go! Girl Guides Article]

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Crossposted from Go! Girl Guides, where I’m a contributing blogger. Check out the site for more great articles from other freewheelin’ travellin’ girls that go! You’re in Japan and headed for one of their famous hot spring baths better known as Onsen. With nutrients like Sulphur and Hydrogen Chlorides in the water, Onsens are renown…

My Love for Taiwan Hot Springs – Part 1

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Happy Friday people! It’s the first day I’m ‘jobless’ and it’s pretty gratifying to be lounging around at home while you know everyone is working… Anyway here’s a little post that’s been sitting around my drafts for awhile… enjoy and daydream on a Friday people! One huge reason I love going to Taiwan is that…

Taiwan Tales 6 – Ruisui

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We wake up reaaaaally early to catch our train from Hualien to Ruisui – this time the hostel kindly gives us a lift all the way to the train station. It’s about 1.5 hours by train to a dinky little station. Rui Sui ?? It’s pretty early still when we reach, so not much is…

Taiwan Tales 2 – Taipei (Yang Ming Shan + Bei Tou + Dan Shui)

From the front: K skipping on merrily right in front,

Yang Ming Shan ??? Here’s Mimi the resident Taiwanmex cat to start off this post: The next day we headed to Yang Ming Shan by catching Bus 260 from outside the Taipei Main Railway Station. The trip takes about an hour and drops you off at the YMS bus terminal, where you either hike around…